Oct. 27, 2021: Except for every sticking point, Dems are close to a deal

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🗓️ 27 October 2021

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President Joe Biden was hoping to announce a deal on his legislative agenda before he heads to Europe on Thursday. But it’s Wednesday already, and so far this week, it’s been two baby steps forward, one giant leap backward for Democrats. We’re not saying a deal won’t materialize; odds are it will — eventually. Here’s a look at the state of play. And, A local TV station in Nevada took down a pro-Catherine Cortez Masto ad Tuesday after the NRSC complained it included “flagrantly false” information about the vulnerable senator’s GOP challenger. Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0	Hey, good morning, Playbookers. I'm Rogumonovalin. It's Wednesday. This is your Politico Playbook
0:06.3	Daily Briefing. A local TV station in Nevada took down a pro-Catherine Cortez-Mastow at Tuesday.
0:16.2	That was after the National Republican Senator's Senator's Senator's Mastro at Tuesday. It
0:19.4	included, quote, flagrantly false information about the Senator's Senator's Senator's Senator's
0:20.8	false information
0:21.6	about the Senator's GOP
0:23.6	Challenger.
0:24.6	In its first out of the cycle,
0:26.2	the Senate Majority Pack
0:27.2	ran a spot praising the Nevada Democrat.
0:29.7	But it also had some things to say
0:31.8	about Republican challenger Adam Waxold.
0:34.3	Opposing relief for Nevada's economy
0:36.3	says no to lower prescription drug costs for
0:39.1	seniors on Medicare. He even opposes the expanded child tax credit for working parents. Adam Lacksold
0:45.9	won't help Nevada or our economy. SMP is responsible for the content of this ad.
0:51.6	NRC chair Rick Scott wrote a memo to the stations airing the ad, refuting the points
0:56.0	and threatening legal action.
0:57.8	The Chuck Schumer-lined Pack wrote back to defend the ad's assertions, but once station's
1:02.6	lawyers cited with Scott, an executive at Reno's CBS affiliate, KTV and 2 News, wrote to both
1:08.5	parties, quote, I've consulted with our attorneys, and while this is a difficult decision, we will be pulling the ad as of tomorrow, unless new documentation or information comes in that changes the course of our decision.
1:20.4	Committees often send takedown requests, but it's rare that they prevail.
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